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Coming of Age
Episode 2 of 3
Exploring how Australian art evolved in the first half of the 20th century against the backdrop of two world wars and finally arrived on the world stage.
Edmund Capon explores how Australian art evolved in the first half of the 20th century against the backdrop of two world wars. As modern artists expressed both the dreams and demons of this new nation, they met with decades of disapproval from the old guard, until they finally revolutionised Australian art and heralded its arrival on the world stage.
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Wed 14 Sep 2016
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Bondi Hedonism
Duration: 02:16
Artwork featured in this episode
- 鈥楢nzac, the Landing鈥� (1922) George Lambert
- 鈥楲ance Corporal M, after Afghanistan鈥� (2012) Ben Quilty
- 鈥楧roving into the Light鈥� (1921) Hans Heysen
- 鈥楾he Bridge in Curve鈥� (1930) Grace Cossington Smith
- 鈥楽unbaker鈥� (1937) Max Dupain
- 鈥楢ustralian Beach Pattern鈥� (1940) Charles Meere
- 鈥楾he Bathers鈥� (1989) Anne Zahalka
- 鈥楢boriginals in Fitzroy鈥� (1941) Yosl Bergner
- 鈥楶overty and Prostitution鈥� (1943) Danila Vassilieff
- 鈥榁ictory Girls鈥� (1943) Albert Tucker
- 鈥楪irl鈥� (1957) Joy Hester
- 鈥楤oy and the Moon鈥� (1940)
- 鈥楴ed Kelly鈥� (1946)
- 鈥業nland Australia鈥� (1950)
- 鈥楽ofala鈥� (1946) Russell Drysdale
- 鈥楪roup of Aborigines鈥� (1953) Russell Drysdale
- 鈥楤ride Running Away鈥� (1957) Arthur Boyd
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Edmund Capon |
| Director | Tim Lambert |
| Director | Louise Turley |